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4.45 AVERAGE
4.45 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
⭐ 4.5 ⭐
Me ha encantado de principio a fin, Evelyn es un una gran personaje, unos la podrán amar y otros odiar. En lo que a mi me respecta me ha encantado que este muy humanizada con muchos defectos y virtudes, ella tomo decisiones difíciles que en muchas ocasiones no resultaron ser las mejores, daño a personas que amaba. Para al final darse cuenta lo que importaba.
Las historias de los siete maridos me mantuvo muy intrigada, todos tan diferentes y unos mejores que otros. Mi favorito Harry.
Monique es un personaje muy soso, la vida de ella me resulto muy meh, no me interesaba solo quería saber que conexión tenia con Evelyn al final no me cuajo y esto porque paginas antes de saberlo ya lo sospechaba y no me resultó tan sorprendente.
Con este es el segundo libro que leo de Taylor Jenkins Reid y ambos me han gustado y he disfrutado mucho.
Me ha encantado de principio a fin, Evelyn es un una gran personaje, unos la podrán amar y otros odiar. En lo que a mi me respecta me ha encantado que este muy humanizada con muchos defectos y virtudes, ella tomo decisiones difíciles que en muchas ocasiones no resultaron ser las mejores, daño a personas que amaba. Para al final darse cuenta lo que importaba.
Las historias de los siete maridos me mantuvo muy intrigada, todos tan diferentes y unos mejores que otros. Mi favorito Harry.
Monique es un personaje muy soso, la vida de ella me resulto muy meh, no me interesaba solo quería saber que conexión tenia con Evelyn al final no me cuajo y esto porque paginas antes de saberlo ya lo sospechaba y no me resultó tan sorprendente.
Con este es el segundo libro que leo de Taylor Jenkins Reid y ambos me han gustado y he disfrutado mucho.
read this for book club! easy to read but definitely not something i would usually pick up... not really a fan of the author's writing style. i enjoyed all the complex female characters, but some of it did feel performative and glossed over. i mean, it's going to be a challenge for a white woman to truly write something substantial from the POV of BIPOC/queer people... it was an earnest effort, but lacked a lot of nuance and sincerity because it's all experiences that she's describing secondhand. and one could probably argue that the identities assigned to the main characters were simply buzz labels to check off the representation boxes, but also this story would honestly be so boring if it was just about 2 white women. every single cheesy political/empowerment statement she made had to be spelled out for the reader, because i truly don't think she was confident enough in her portrayal of these women for readers to pick up on whatever message she was trying to put out there (rightfully so). but seriously, why write the story at all if that was the case?
so much of the book was very much tell rather than show... was it supposed to feel like i was reading the memoir? with the writing style, that didn't feel very realistic... firstly, it felt one note between monique's inner monologue and the memoir parts, but is that supposed to be on purpose? the root of the issue is sort of that monique is described to be an incredible writer, which sadly the author did not deliver on. reid can write characters and a plot but news articles and think pieces may have been out of her depth, which really takes me out of the story. if this were an actual memoir of a famous person, i'd be so disappointed in the quality of writing lol
all of that to say that i did find this book entertaining, even if i did roll my eyes a bunch. it's fast paced and intriguing enough. idk if it needed that many plot twists, but i'll let her have those lmao
so much of the book was very much tell rather than show... was it supposed to feel like i was reading the memoir? with the writing style, that didn't feel very realistic... firstly, it felt one note between monique's inner monologue and the memoir parts, but is that supposed to be on purpose? the root of the issue is sort of that monique is described to be an incredible writer, which sadly the author did not deliver on. reid can write characters and a plot but news articles and think pieces may have been out of her depth, which really takes me out of the story. if this were an actual memoir of a famous person, i'd be so disappointed in the quality of writing lol
all of that to say that i did find this book entertaining, even if i did roll my eyes a bunch. it's fast paced and intriguing enough. idk if it needed that many plot twists, but i'll let her have those lmao
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I got too stressed out by the one character lying about her job. It felt like unnecessary tension I couldn’t get past.
This book. I don’t even know where to start. It is truly a well written book. To create an store made up celebrity and her struggles and her love interests and you’re able to move the reader to tears it’s incredible. It’s a very easy read and you learn a great lesson. One of my favorite quotes from this book is “When you’re given an opportunity to change your life, be ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen. The world doesn’t give things, you take things”
Truly inspiring.
Truly inspiring.
Decent beach read, just not the type of book that leaves me wanting more.